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MEBRO
06/25/26 · 11:44 PM UTC · 9 SOURCES
“Algae dumped by college students was laced with a peptide that breaks down the compound that binds the coating to the concrete.”
HIGH CONFIDENCE
TL;DR ·The claim is a debunked satirical fabrication that originated from a social media spoof.
The claim that college students dumped algae laced with a coating-dissolving peptide into the Reflecting Pool is FALSE. Fact-checking investigations confirm the story originated as a satirical spoof on social media and has no factual basis . Multiple sources clarify that the U.S. Park Police did not arrest anyone for such an act . While the claim incorporates pseudo-scientific details regarding a peptide that began breaking down the compound that binds the coating to the concrete , this specific event never occurred. Scientific research does address the biodeterioration of concrete by algae over long periods and the use of selective peptides as algicides to kill blooms , but these established processes do not support the existence of the alleged vandalism .
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CONSPIRACYUses pseudo-scientific claims to support a fabricated narrative.
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